Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks

Mikael Allan Mikaelsson; Cynthia Crouse; Ed Carr; Richard J.T. Klein

doi:10.51414/sei2026.019

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Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks

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29 May 2026 / About Adaptation

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New collaboration about the true carbon impact of AI between US-based WattTime, Klimatkollen, SEI and Berget AI

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25 March 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Finance and Supply chains

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19 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Renewables

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20 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate, Economy, Finance and Supply chains

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Press briefing 29 October: SEI experts highlight key topics to watch at climate COP30

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21 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

Uncertainty, regulation and the pathways to net zero

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3 October 2025 / About Energy access

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International media cover new journal article on the health effects of air pollution from the US oil and gas sector

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26 August 2025 / About Fossil fuels and Pollution

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The health burden and racial-ethnic disparities of air pollution from the major oil and gas lifecycle stages in the United States

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22 August 2025 / About Cities, Pollution and Wellbeing

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